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No. 6|5,962. Patented Dec. l3, I898. H. H. DRAPEB.

PICTURE LIFTER AND HANGER.

(Application filed July 16, 1898.)

,(No Model.)

2 NITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

I HARVEY I-I. DRAPER, OF ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS S. MURRAY, OF SAME PLACE.

PICTURE LIFTER AND HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,962, dated December 13, 1898.

I Application filed July 16, 1898. Serial No. 686,129. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY H. DRAPER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Arkansas City, in the county of Cowley and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture Lifters and Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and.

useful improvements in picture lifting and hanging devices of that character which are provided with a roller for engagement with the wall for use when lifting and hanging a heavy picture.

It has for its objects, among others, to pro- Vide a simple and cheap yet durable and efficient device of this character by which a picture may be easily lifted and the cord placed over the hook or nail or the same disengaged from the nail and the picture taken down when required. I provide the handle or pole with a shelf or support, which is hinged thereto and serves as a support for the picture, the

free end of the shelf being provided with a roller that is designed to run upon the wall no matter in which of its positions the shelf may be placed. This shelf is designed to be operated by hand through the medium of a rod or handle movable in guides on the handle proper of the device and pivotally connected with the shelf, being held in the desired position by a ring slidingly mounted on the handle proper and engaging the movable rod. On the front face of the handle proper is pivotally supported a bar that serves as a support for the smaller pictures as they are being lifted or removed from the nail.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter explained, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The novelty in the present instance resides in the peculiar construction and combination and arrangement of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then set forth in the claims.

ters of reference marked thereon, form a partof this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device. Fig. 2 is an edge view, with portions in section, showing the hinged shelf in operative position. I

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the handle or pole, which may be of any suitable material and length. At its lower end it is shown as provided with an eye or analogous device B, by means of which it may be hung up or suspended from a nail when not in use. This, however, is not necessary and can be dispensed with. At the upper end of the handle or pole is affixed the block 0, the upper surface of which is preferably upon the arc of a circle, as shown, and this curved surface is grooved, as shown at D, to receive a picture cord or wire. Centrally and in line with the pole or handle this block is provided with the slot E, which communicates with the enlarged opening F, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, for a purpose which will hereinafter be made apparent. Upon the front face of the handle or pole is pivotally mounted the arm or bar G, pivoted at g, and this bar or arm is designed to be turned at right angles to the length of the pole or handle, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, to support the picture or steady it while raising or lowering it.

H is a shelf or'support pivotally mounted, as at I, near the upper end of the pole or handle, in this instance being shown as bifurcated at its upper end and pivotally mounted on the block J, attached to the rear face of the handle; but other ways of pivotally mounting this shelfmay be devised. The shelf is mounted so as to turn freely on its pivot when actuated by the means now to be described and carries at its lower end arollerK, of wood or rubber, having its journals on or in the end portions L of the shelf, as seen best in Fig. 1.

M is a bail or wire having its ends pivotally connected with the shelf in any suitable man-- ner, and to the bend of this bail or wire is pivotally connected the rod N, which passes through guides O on the rear face of the handle or rod A, as shown, and its lower end is bent to form a thumb or finger piece P, its extreme end being disposed at right angles to the length of the handle and adapted to be engaged in one of the holes Q in the said handle, as indicated in Fig. 2. This end is movable between guide-bars R, secured to the rear face of the handle at its lower end.

S is a ring slidingly mounted on the handle A and adapted to move over the rod N near its lower end, as indicated in both of the views.

WVith the parts constructed and arranged substantially as above set forth the operation is simple and will be readily understood from the foregoing description, especially when taken in connection with the annexed drawings. Normally the rod N is down to its utmost limit and its end engaged in the lowermost hole Q, so as to hold the shelf in its closed position against the handle, as indicated in Fig. 2, in which position, however, the roller K may roll in contact with the wall if the lifter is used in a substantially vertical position. The cord or wire is placed in the groove of the block 0, as indicated in Fig. 2, and the lifter raised till the block may be so placed that the head of the nail will be received in the opening F, and then by lowering the device the body of the nail will pass through the slot E or the block will move so that the slot will move over the body of the nail and the cord or wire will be engaged over the nail. The picture may be supported or steadied by the bar G',-lil16 roller moving in engagement with the wall, as indicated in Fig. 2. The shelf is held in either position by the engagement of the end of the rod N in the hole Q and by the ring S.

That I claim as new is 1. A picture lifting and hanging device embodying a handle, a cord-carrying device at I one end thereof, and a hinged shelf on the handle with means for moving the same on its pivot, substantially as described. I

2. A picture lifter and hanger, consisting of a handle, a cordcarrying device at one end thereof, a shelf hinged to said handle and provided with a roller, and means attached to said shelf for moving the same 011 its pivot, as set forth.

3. A picture lifter and hanger consisting of a handle, a cord-carrying device at one end thereof, a shelf hinged to said handle, aroller mounted at the free end of said shelf, and a rod attached to said shelf for turning the same on its pivot, substantially as specified.

4. A picture lifter and hanger consisting of a handle, a cord-carrying device at one end thereof, a shelf pivotally mounted on the handle, a roller mounted at the free end of the shelf, a rod attached to said shelf, and means for holding the shelf in its adjusted position substantially as specified.

5. The improved picture lifter and hanger herein described, consisting of a handle, a block at one end thereof with groove and slot and hole, a shelf pivoted to the rear face of the handle, a bail pivotally connected with the shelf, a rod pivotally connected with the bail and having its lower end bent to engage holes in the handle, and a ring on the handle embracing said rod, all substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARVEY H. DRAPER.

WVitnesses:

J H. MATTHEWS, JOHN H. DUNN. 

